Wilbert Charles Johnson was born on 18 April 1965 and is an English actor, who has had notable television roles in Waking the Dead and Babyfather, and on stage in Othello.
18 Facts About Wil Johnson
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Wil Johnson played Dom Andrews in Emmerdale from 2012 to 2014.
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Wil Johnson's mother invested in stocks and his father worked for UPS.
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Wil Johnson had no interest in music while he was in primary school, but after he filled in a role for an absent drummer, he changed his mind.
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Wil Johnson went to Mountview Drama School in Crouch End, London.
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Wil Johnson joined another drama group at the Haringey Theatre.
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Wil Johnson went to a dance group and learned ballet, contemporary dancing, and break dancing, which he performed for about seven years.
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Between roles, Wil Johnson worked for a local undertakers, driving the hearse and acting as a pallbearer.
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In 2004, Wil Johnson played the title character in the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company's Othello.
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Wil Johnson played Marcus Kirby in the BBC One school-based drama Waterloo Road.
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Wil Johnson departed in the second half of the series.
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Wil Johnson performed in a play, called The Swallowing Dark at the Liverpool Playhouse and Theatre503.
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In November 2011, Wil Johnson appeared as 'Sean Dolan' a Consultant paediatrician in BBC One's Holby City.
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In 2012, it was announced that Wil Johnson would be joining Emmerdale as single father Dominic "Dom" Andrews in the later part of the year.
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Wil Johnson was a special guest DJ at a 'MonologueSlam' event at 'The Green Carnation' cocktail lounge, Soho.
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In 2016, Wil Johnson was cast as the Earl of Kent in the Talawa Theatre Company and Royal Exchange Manchester co-production of King Lear.
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In 2016, Wil Johnson received the British Urban Film Festival honorary award from fellow actor Charles Venn for 30+ years outstanding contribution to film and television.
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Wil Johnson is an advocate of colour-blind casting in British television:.